From RETAIL & CONSUMER 7:29pm

Buyout groups target US retailers

Rue21 has hallmarks of a typical buyout target    

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Facebook delays UK release of HTC First

Decision prompted by negative customer reviews of Home app in US

From FINANCIALS 7:10pm

Goldman reforms focus on customers

Pay to be more closely linked to protecting bank’s reputation

A Big Mac is displayed at a McDonald's shop in Tokyo 05 September 2007. A Japanese government website crashed as people raced to take up an offer of a half-price McDonald's hamburger in exchange for pledging to fight global warming. The Japan McDonald's will sell a Big Mac for 150 yen (1.3 USD), about half the normal price, to anyone demonstrating a commitment to preventing climate change from 07 September to 30 September. ©Getty From RETAIL & CONSUMER 7:02pm

McDonald’s defends on obesity concerns

Company responds to allegations of targeting children

Activists Critical Of Corporate Tax Rates Demonstrate Outside Of Financial Institutions ©Getty From WORLD 6:18pm

G8 and G20 focus on tackling avoidance

OECD draws up tax reform plans as calls grow for greater transparency

From RETAIL & CONSUMER 6:07pm

Ralph Lauren earnings overcome weaker sales

Ongoing macroeconomic pressures weigh on retailer

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I saw the best taxes of my generation ...

Too many clever Americans are thinking too much about the US tax code

A picture taken on October 23, 2012 in Rennes, western France, shows a finger touching the screen of a handheld device that features a logo of the micro-blogging site Twitte ©AFP From MEDIA 4:36pm

Twitter lures advertisers with ad tracker

Social media group to monitor viewer activity in real time

From MARKETS 12:43pm

Broadway eyes Asia with Westpac deal

US software group to provide platform to automate more trades

From FINANCIALS 12:42pm

FCA fines JPMorgan £3.1m

Regulator finds bank failed to keep up-to-date files

From FINANCIALS 1:23am

GE eyes consumer finance unit IPO

Immelt seeks to focus on core industrial business

From LEX 11:42pm

Best Buy: money munching machine

Beat-up electronics retailer boasts modest return on capital

From ENERGY 11:40pm

Miner ECR’s placing knocks a quarter off its share price

Net proceeds to fund group until July

From LEX 11:16pm

HP: managing expectations

One can squeeze cash out of a business, but what happens when there is no more juice?

From MARKETS 11:09pm

Rating agencies under fire again

Accusation of misjudging rebound in US housing market

From UK 10:34pm

Google defends taxes from Labour onslaught

Executive says tax rules are up to governments, not companies

From MEDIA 10:14pm

Penguin pays $75m to resolve ebook claims

Paves way for completion of merger with Random House

From HEALTH 8:53pm

US doctors paid $1bn by drug companies

Data reveal spending for entertainment, consulting and research

Inside Business May 22, 2013

Yahoo must try to make Tumblr’s magic last

The site works well with the 18-24 age set but its style is at odds with its new owner’s propriety

From FINANCIALS May 22, 2013

Ares hires ex-Blair adviser for Europe deals

Charles Steel, an ex-Carlyle executive, to help LA fund expand

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